NO! NO!! NO!!! Not Matthew!
I think I lost all respect for him when he was doing the rounds of the talk shows after it was over... he just came across as such a whiner!!!! "WHY?" - to the point where I felt like yelling "Get over it already! She didn't pick you!" at the TV!

Actually it would be totally fitting for Matthew to be the Bachelor. I'd just love to see it get down to 2 or 3 girls left and he has to be all "I can't decide" and lead them on.

On the Bachelorette, the bachelors are waaay better looking and everything else than the main stud on the Bachelor. Why is that I wonder?

I think it's because a lot of guys are intimidated to go on as the main focus of the show, whereas they feel safer in numbers and think they could pass of being one of 25 as being a "neat experience" rather than just vain. Ala Ian.

Adm: Very good conclusion. You are probably right. Its too bad more good looking, quality guys don't try out for the Bachelor (or the ones who choose them have poor taste). But, I do enjoy the scenery on the Bachelorette much more.

As much as Trista's baby voice bugged me, she seems like a good person who was in it for the right reasons, and she does seem happy with Ryan.
I just liked Meridith beacause she reminds of my friends. All in all I just like The Bachelorette, better than The Bachelor.

Adm: Very good conclusion. You are probably right. Its too bad more good looking, quality guys don't try out for the Bachelor (or the ones who choose them have poor taste). But, I do enjoy the scenery on the Bachelorette much more.

At the beginning of the Andrew series, they did a program about a bunch of guys who sent in applications, videos to be The Bachelor. ABC needs to go back and dig them out. Some of those guys were"hot" and just regular guys.

Bachelorette More Natural

I think the Bachelorette is more in keeping with the natural order of things.

I like [and I think other women 18-49 like] the notion of the woman choosing from among numerous suitors. Harkens back to the old days when ladies sat and received gentlemen callers. If you look in the animal kingdom, it's always the male animal that has the bright plumage or has some 'mating dance' ritual designed to show the female that he is worthy of her and able to build a nest/provide for young/etc. I'd rather see men trying to impress a woman then women knocking each other out to impress a man.